Who I am.. Abigail Thomas (the ultra heavily abridged version)

Hi,

I’m Abigail Thomas. 

From my earliest childhood I have had strong interests in systems and rules and well figuring things out. I love a good challenge. The sciences, philosophy, the human mind, and law.. Particularly in respects to advocacy and justice, both social and political all interest me.. Now to digress only a wee bit.. I did attempt college before I my early 20s only to fall miserably on my face for a myriad of reasons. Fast forward from 91 to 2018. I have reasonably working hearing aids, the student loans I originally had have been discharged, and within a week I went from admitting as a transfer student to literally sitting in classes. Much of it my own research and footwork. I still can’t believe I didn’t flunk at least one class last semester. .

Why I am majoring in law and paralegal studies is to continue on to law school and ultimately become a barred attorney. On a deeper level, it has as much to do with what I had to go through to get here (which would require way more space, as well as a sleuth of content/trigger warnings) as it did my love of rules, structure, order, systems, justice, and advocacy.

One of the things I wouldn’t mind learning is how civil litigation applies to certain criminal elements like sexual assault. Aside from that there is already a lot coming up  in this course  that I can’t wait to sink my teeth into. I really just want to jump into the theory and application of law headfirst. So much material and so little time

So, you know that point when you tire of communicating the things “you want others to know because you think they want to know it ” and go right for the ” ok this is my warning label”. That’s sort of where I’m at. So I’m transgender and also lesbian. So that’s the least significant facts. Then what else you should know? I’ve been hard of hearing practically my whole life, but didn’t have hearing aids until I was 37, and didn’t have decent ones until about four years ago. I was medicated for epilepsy from 2 to 14. I spent the majority of my early school years in special education and not in a good way at all. I may not always be perceived as the strongest, smartest, fastest, nor most attractive, but I am the most endearing and enduring. No doubt I will fail, but because of those failures I also succeed.

I happen to be the secretary of NYCCT Pride club (as in LGBTQIA+ pride) for which I am writing it’s current constitution and there’s a page for it here on OpenLab as well. I like biking, walking, swimming , I like writing when I get into the mood. I must be alien because I’m not a big fan of coffee. But Pio Bagel on Willoughby and Lawrence makes excellent fresh juices. I  guess ill just end this here.

Abigail